As all other Armenians in the beginning of the war Hagop also was deported with his parents, a brother and a little sister. After a long and troublesome journey afoot the caravan reached Aleppo. There his father became ill and died. After some days rest the caravan was driven further on in the direction of Deir-el-Zor. When the poor people reached Khabur they were attacked by Arabs and a terrible massacre took place. Hagop's mother, brother and sister were taken away by Arabs and he does not know about their fate. Hagop remained among a lot of women and children. The next day some Tchetchens came and threw them all into a big pit. Then they gathered a lot of fuel and put fire on it. Hagop hid himself under the corpses and in the night he climbed up and fled to a village nearby. An old Arab women took him in her tent. After a few days another Arab came and brought him into his tent. There he stayed twelve years. Newly he went with his possessor to Hassitshe. There our agent found him and persuaded him to follow him.

Left our care: July 23, 1927. Relatives. Father in Paris.